самый — meaning in English

English meaning

• most adj The greatest in amount, degree, or number.
• proper adj Right, fitting, or appropriate for a given purpose or situation.
• same adj Identical; not different from another thing or from itself at an earlier point.
• very adv Used before an adjective or adverb to intensify it — to a high degree.

Senses

самый is used for these senses in English:

• most Forms the superlative of many adjectives.
• most To a great extent or degree; highly; very.
• proper (often, _, postpositive) In the very strictest sense of the word. [14th c.]
• same Something similar, something of the identical type.
• very The same; identical.
• very Conforming to fact, reality or rule; true.

most — full definition

1. adj The greatest in amount, degree, or number.
2. pron The majority of a group.
3. adv Used to form the superlative of longer adjectives and adverbs, meaning "to the greatest degree".

proper — full definition

1. adj Right, fitting, or appropriate for a given purpose or situation.
2. adj Following accepted standards of behaviour or manners; correct and decorous.
3. adj Belonging specifically and exclusively to a particular person or thing; used especially in "proper noun" for the name of a specific person, place, or thing.

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